At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Surrey based Director operating in the Mobile space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Steve Mulhearn
Director of Enhanced Technologies UKI & DACH of Fortinet
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About Fortinet, Fortinet: Fortinet is a provider of network security appliances that include firewalls, security gateways, and complementary products.
Jon-Paul Clarke
Director of Business Development of Wireless Logic
Jon-Paul (JP) joined the management team in 2008 and has worked in industrial communications and network management solutions for over 15 years. JP is responsible for identifying and developing new and emerging sectors within the M2M space as well as project managing the integration of clients’ systems with Wireless Logic’s NetPro infrastructure.
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About Wireless Logic: Wireless Logic is an M2M & IoT managed services provider delivering multiple bearer connectivity and value-added services.
Gloria Benson
Director of Consult Hyperion
Gloria is a Director of Consult Hyperion who, prior to joining Consult Hyperion in 1987, has worked for a range of companies dealing with business administration and human resource management. She graduated with a Management MBA from City University Business School. Gloria brings a wealth of business and people knowledge to Consult Hyperion, having had many years experience in the IT industry. Gloria also represents the social commitment of Consult Hyperion to the local and wider community, and is Chair of the Industrial Advisory Board at the Department of Computing at the University of Surrey, where she has been a member of the Board for nearly 10 years and is now a Visiting Professor.
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About Consult Hyperion: Consult Hyperion is an independent strategic and technical consultancy.
David Birch
Director of Consult Hyperion
David G.W Birch is Director of Consult Hyperion, the secure electronic transactions consultancy. He is an internationally-recognised thought leader in digital identity and digital money; named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information (Wired magazine) and one of the top ten most influential voices in banking (Financial Brand); listed in the top 10 Twitter accounts followed by innovators, along with Bill Gates and Richard Branson (PR Daily); named one of the “Fintech Titans” (NextBank), voted one of the European “Power 50” people in digital financial services (FinTech Awards) and ranked Europe’s most influential commentator on emerging payments (Total Payments magazine).
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About Consult Hyperion: Consult Hyperion is an independent strategic and technical consultancy.
Dave Birch
Director of Innovation of Consult Hyperion
David G.W Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. He is a Director of Consult Hyperion (the secure electronic transactions consultancy that he helped to found), Technology Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (the London-based think tank), a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey Business School and holds a number of board-level advisory roles. Before helping to found Consult Hyperion (one of the very first companies on the Surrey University Business Park) in 1986, he spent several years working as a consultant in Europe, the Far East and North America. He graduated from the University of Southampton with a B.Sc (Hons.) in Physics. Dave was named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information (Wired magazine) and one of the top ten most influential voices in banking (Financial Brand); created one of the top 25 “must read’ financial IT blogs; was found to be one of the top ten Twitter accounts followed by innovators, along with Bill Gates and Richard Branson (PR Daily); was ranked in the top three most influential people in London’s FinTech community (City A.M.), was voted one of the European “Top 40” people in digital financial services (Financial News), was listed of the world’s top 100 most influential FinTech leaders (Hot Topics) and rated Europe’s most influential commentator on emerging payments (Total Payments).
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About Consult Hyperion: Consult Hyperion is an independent strategic and technical consultancy.